LAUGH away those winter blues with a jam-packed line-up of comedians heading to Salisbury Arts Centre.

The arts centre is working in association with the Salisbury Journal to bring a two-day comedy festival to the city next month.

The festival runs from Friday, December 2 to Saturday 3, and will have comedy for all ages and tastes.

Kicking off the event is Chortle Award winner 2016 Zoe Lyons, who brings her trademark high-energy, observed routines and sharply written material to the stage at 6.30pm.

And Shazia Mirza explores life, love and Jihadi brides in her show The Kardashians Made Me Do It, at 8pm.

Salisbury-born Craig Ball, who came sixth in Britain’s Got Talent 2016, takes centre stage during the festival with his singing impressions on the Friday, at 10.30pm.

Heading up the second day of the festival on Saturday is James Campbell, in The Funny Thing About... – a stand-up show for children over six, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. The performance starts at 11am.

There is also a Live Lunch with Ichabod Steam’s Robotic Band in the afternoon – from midday to 2pm. And it is free to attend.

As part of the comedy festival, families can drop in and get creative in a puppet-making session from 2pm to 4pm.

Learn the main principles of improvisation in the Improvisation for Life workshop from 2pm to 3.30pm.

Continuing the festival into the evening is up-and-coming deaf comedian Rinkoo Barpaga, who brings his own style of storytelling and visual humour to the stage. His show Am I Funny? (6.30pm) charts his experiences in 1980s Birmingham, racism, school days and adult life as a Punjabi deaf man in the modern world.

Seann Walsh is bringing his brand new show One for the Road to the festival on Saturday, 8pm, and will be joined by special guest Mark Simmons. And Tape Face brings his diverse show to the arts centre at 10.30pm.

For tickets or more information, call 01722 321744.